Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 55.7% more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Port Louis
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.89
MUR318.45
|
$14.21
UYU547.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.29
MUR244.57
|
$10.33
UYU397.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
MUR45.07
|
$1.89
UYU72.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
MUR28.24
|
$1.50
UYU57.58
|
|
pay 38.5% more for groceries
Port Louis
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
MUR31.85
|
$2.54
UYU97.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.95
MUR275.14
|
$5.81
UYU223.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.34
MUR246.88
|
$4.25
UYU163.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MUR90.95
|
$3.63
UYU139.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.53
MUR117.10
|
$4.39
UYU169.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
MUR40.12
|
$0.86
UYU32.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
MUR44.84
|
$1.11
UYU42.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
MUR37.56
|
$0.56
UYU21.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
MUR53.73
|
$1.25
UYU48.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MUR29.21
|
$0.72
UYU27.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MUR29.47
|
$0.74
UYU28.68
|
|
pay 47.7% more for transportation
Port Louis
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.69
MUR263.06
|
$7.51
UYU289.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.05
MUR1,019.04
|
$46.50
UYU1,790.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,460.86
MUR1,222,853.61
|
$41,329.05
UYU1,591,373.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.95
MUR968.09
|
$19.24
UYU740.98
|
|
pay 65.6% more for housing
Port Louis
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.28
MUR1,630.47
|
$40.79
UYU1,570.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$518.19
MUR23,947.55
|
$599.74
UYU23,093.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$341.79
MUR15,795.19
|
$495.10
UYU19,063.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.92
MUR1,798.81
|
$111.42
UYU4,290.14
|
|
pay 64.2% more for childcare
Port Louis
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.60
MUR9,409.18
|
$353.02
UYU13,592.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,630.65
MUR213,999.38
|
$7,177.69
UYU276,376.81
|
|
pay 35.6% more for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
MUR117.19
|
$3.10
UYU119.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
MUR109.85
|
$3.91
UYU150.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.06
MUR280.24
|
$4.78
UYU184.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.42
MUR1,452.14
|
$50.84
UYU1,957.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
MUR292.98
|
$9.56
UYU368.01
|
|
pay 28.5% more for clothing
Port Louis
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.01
MUR2,819.36
|
$101.50
UYU3,908.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.45
MUR2,377.77
|
$46.37
UYU1,785.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.23
MUR4,585.70
|
$119.79
UYU4,612.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.32
MUR3,804.43
|
$112.62
UYU4,336.49
|
|
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